Woman darts across road to catch bus, gets hit by a car

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PORTLAND, Ore. - A woman was hit by a car early Friday morning after police say she darted into traffic.

The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. at Southeast 120th Avenue and Foster Road.

According to police, a car was headed westbound on Foster Road when a woman suddenly tried to run across the road to try to get to an eastbound TriMet bus on the other side of Foster. She was not in a crosswalk and witnesses said she did not look for traffic before running into the road.

The woman suffered traumatic, but not life-threatening injuries and is now hospitalized.

The driver stopped and cooperated with police. No citations were issued.